Mining, Football and Foxtel
OUT AND ABOUT: The Roadhouse recently travelled to the Edna May gold mine of Evolution Mining with a number of former West Coast Eagle and Fremantle champions.
A 12 seater light aircraft can appear diminutive at the best time but when shared with the likes of Glen Jakovich and former West Coast Eagles team mates Dean Kemp, Brett Heady, Ashley McIntosh and Michael Brennan plus former Fremantle Dockers players Peter Bell and Shaun McManus, they can feel claustrophobic.
The Roadhouse’s footballing exploits may not have reached the same plateau as our peripatetic companions, however after a quick tour of the Edna May mine we became part of a travelling football clinic that had been organised by Foxtel for Business.
The Edna May gold mine of Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) recently signed a deal with Foxtel for Business for the provision of a Foxtel Platinum service.
Nothing too much out of the ordinary there, however Evolution has made its subscription unique in that it is installing a Foxtel iQ box in every employee’s room.
“We have got FOXTEL on a lot of mine sites, in a lot of dongers all around Australia, but this is the first place in the entire country to deliver the full Foxtel iQ Platinum service into the dongers for the crew,” Foxtel for Business national sales manager Daniel Gardener told the people of Westonia gathered in the local hall.
“When workers have access to all of the channels they can record, pause and rewind as they like, it makes a huge difference to not just how they are entertained, but how they stay connected.
“You can watch the same programs your family is watching at home whilst you’re away at work.”
According to Foxtel entertainment has been demonstrated to be an important tool for mining companies in regards to employee retention.
The company said the Edna May gold mine was breaking new ground for the industry by delivering its employees with an at-home entertainment experience, which offers all the functionality and channels they’re used to, even while on site.
“We know that isolation is a big issue for these remote communities and these mine sites,” Gardener said.
“Evolution has partnered with us to something pretty special and when we fly 150-odd IQ boxes and set them up for the crew, I’m sure it will make a huge difference and make work feel a little bit more like home.”
Discslaimer: The Roadhouse travelled to Westonia as a guest of Foxtel for Business